Chapter 1525 - 509: Clue 3

Su Ming and Long Ying were at a loss as they watched the two people, but they said nothing.

"Alright!"

Xia Lan immediately led them towards the hall.

Soon, they arrived at the door on the right side of the hall.

At this point, Su Ming and others could vaguely hear angry scolding coming from inside the hall.

Xia Lan swallowed hard, sneaking a peek inside.

Inside the spacious and luxurious hall.

An old man in a golden robe, with graying hair, deep-set eyes, and a face full of intersecting wrinkles, sat on the main seat with a golden thumb ring on his right hand, his face full of anger.

As for Clan Chief Tai Wen, he had his head slightly lowered, his face as dark as charcoal, sitting next to Old Clan Chief Tai Falu.

Besides Old Clan Chief Tai Falu and Clan Chief Tai Wen, many important members of the Shenji Family and numerous female relatives were seated in the hall.

At the same time, the guest seats were filled with many invited guests.

The majority of these guests were prominent figures in Saint Joex, the most conspicuous among them being a middle-aged man in a black suit, with a serious demeanor and slightly graying sideburns.

The middle-aged man’s name was Addek; although he was merely a branch of the third Vox family, he held a decent position in Saint Joex due to his successful endeavors.

Sitting next to Addek was a handsome young man in a white shirt with side-swept bangs.

The young man was Addek’s son, Yaga.

At this moment, the old Clan Chief Tai Falu of the Shenji Family was angrily scolding.

"It’s been hours, where is Xia Lan!"

"Father, please calm down. We’ve already sent someone to find her. Something must have delayed her."

Clan Chief Tai Wen quickly tried to placate him.

"Shut up! It’s because of your indulgence that she’s becoming more and more unruly, and now she even dares not to come!"

Old Clan Chief Tai Falu angrily slapped the armrest.

In fact, for today’s matchmaking event, Old Clan Chief Tai Falu had lowered himself to personally entertain these invited guests, giving them all the face he could, with the aim of facilitating Xia Lan’s marriage.

But unexpectedly, Xia Lan stood everyone up.

At this time, Yaga, with a face full of impatience, whispered to Addek.

"Father, I just don’t understand why you had to drag me along to meet some tomboy. I don’t even like that kind. Now she’s pulling a diva act, and we’ve been waiting here for hours."

Upon hearing this, Addek glared at Yaga with a serious expression and whispered back.

"Even if it’s a whole day, you better wait!"

Seeing his father getting a bit angry, Yaga immediately shut his mouth obediently.

In reality, Addek and the others didn’t care whether Yaga liked it or not; they aimed to establish ties with the Shenji Family.

No matter how little regard Xia Lan held, she was still the biological daughter of the current Clan Leader.

Behind the right side door.

Xia Lan, seeing her grandfather losing his temper and her father getting scolded harshly, became somewhat scared.

She couldn’t help but look at Vilija and asked.

"Seventh sister, what should we do now?"

"There’s nothing I can do, I already told you, Grandpa was definitely going to get angry."

Vilija shook her head slightly and replied.

Seeing this, Su Ming also shook his head helplessly, closing his eyes as he figured out what happened; Xia Lan must have sneaked out to avoid the matchmaking.

At this point, Xia Lan looked at Su Ming, suddenly thought of something, and quickly said.

"Su Ming, can you help me out?"

"Huh? How can I help you?"

Su Ming was slightly startled.

"Just lie to them and say I was chatting with you."

Xia Lan pleaded earnestly.

Upon hearing Xia Lan’s words, Su Ming felt a bit overwhelmed.

Long Ying, with a flicker in her eyes, spoke up.

"Isn’t that a bad idea?"

"I know it’s not right, but Su Ming, please, just help me this once."

Xia Lan knew it was somewhat excessive, but she had no other options.

"This is...."

Su Ming didn’t mind helping Xia Lan, but he was concerned things might get out of hand later.

"Sigh, forget it, it was rude of me."

Xia Lan, seeing Su Ming’s hesitation, responded with some disappointment.

As Su Ming was about to say something, Xia Lan took a deep breath and walked in through the side door.

Seeing this, Vivian quickly followed.

Everyone in the hall turned their gaze towards Xia Lan and Vivian as they entered.

The young men, including Yaga, lit up when they saw Vivian.

"Father, Grandpa, I’m here."

Xia Lan said with her head lowered.

"You still know to come back? Look how long you’ve made everyone wait!"

Old Clan Chief Tai Falu scolded Xia Lan.

"Old man, please calm down. I promise to discipline her strictly."

The elegant lady in the blue evening gown sitting next to Tai Wen quickly interjected.

"Grandfather, please calm down, Xia Lan didn’t do it on purpose."

Vivian also gently spoke up to excuse Xia Lan.

At this time, a sophisticated lady in a black pencil skirt, holding a fan, remarked with a hint of sarcasm.

"Vivian, you’re still young and have plenty of suitors, so you’re not worried about marrying well. But you also need to consider Xia Lan. She’s not getting any younger, and if she keeps missing opportunities, what if she ends up not getting married?"

"Third aunt, you’re right."

Vivian obediently replied without retorting.

Behind the right side door, Su Ming watched this scene, sighed slightly, and then said to Long Ying.

"Long Ying, wait here for me for a moment!"